I-Cryptocurrency iyindlela eyingqayizivele yezimali zendabuko, njengoba umnotho wayo usebenza ngokuzimela kwamabhange amaphakathi nohulumeni. Isici esiyinhloko ekumelaneni kwayo nokukhuphuka kwentengo ukukhishwa okulinganiselwe. Isibonelo, esimweni se-Bitcoin, inani eliphezulu lezinhlamvu zemali lilinganiselwa ku-21 million, okungabandakanyi ithuba lokukhuphuka kwentengo ngokunyathelisa okungenamkhawulo kwemali entsha, njengoba kunjalo ngemali ye-fiat.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-cryptocurrencies ahlukanisiwe, okusho ukuthi akukho ukulawulwa yigunya eliphakathi elingasebenzisa ukunikezwa kwemali. Lokhu kunikeza abasebenzisi ukuzethemba ukuzinza kanye nenani lesikhathi eside le-cryptocurrencies. Ngezikhathi zokungazinzi kwezomnotho, ama-cryptocurrencies ngokuvamile agcina inani lawo kangcono kunempahla yendabuko ebhekene nengcindezi yokukhuphuka kwentengo.